Magma’s FineSim SPICE Enables Diodes Incorporated to Accelerate Tape Out of Two Highly Integrated Synchronous Switching Voltage Regulators

Utilizing FineSim SPICE multi-CPU simulation technology, Diodes Incorporated significantly reduced simulation runtime, enabling them to increase simulation coverage by 3X to 4X without sacrificing accuracy.

“With our previous circuit simulator, long simulation times forced us to trade off between simulation coverage with parasitic extraction and on-time tape out of our DC/DC switching regulators,” said Julie Holland, vice president of Worldwide Analog Products at Diodes Incorporated. “The performance of FineSim SPICE enabled us to improve simulation coverage and achieve better silicon-to-simulation correlation, allowing us to deliver a higher quality product to market faster.”

“In high-growth end-user equipment markets that companies such as Diodes Incorporated compete in, the performance and time-to-market requirements are demanding,” said Anirudh Devgan, general manager of Magma’s Custom Design Business Unit. “Diodes Incorporated’s excellent results using FineSim SPICE demonstrates the software’s ability to simulate the toughest designs fast and accurately and to enable chip developers to meet critical requirements.”